Vizela vs Rio Ave Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Vizela

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Vizela will be hoping to bounce back here following the 2-1 Primeira Liga defeat last time out to Sporting Lisbon.

In that game, Vizela had 37% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Vizela was Alex Méndez (75'). Sporting CP got 21 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Pedro Gonçalves (59') and Pedro Porro (95') scored for Sporting Lisbon.

Over their last 6 games, Tulipa da Silva Cruz's Vizela have hit the back of the net a combined total of 10 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.67.

Heading into this contest, Vizela are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Rio Ave

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Previously, Rio Ave drew 0-0 in the Primeira Liga match with Famalicão.

In that game, Rio Ave managed 51% possession and 14 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Famalicão got 19 attempts on goal with 5 on target.

Fixtures with Rio Ave have had a tendency of being somewhat tedious ones recently with the failure of forward attacks being the rule rather than the exception. During their past six clashes, a paltry gross goal total of 5 has been recorded between both them and their opponents at an average goals per match of 0.83.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league match featuring the two was Primeira Liga match day 1 on 06/08/2022 when the final score was Rio Ave 0-1 Vizela.

That time, Rio Ave had 65% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.

Vizela got 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Nuno Moreira (66') scored.

The referee was Gustavo Correia.

📋 Team News: Vizela

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the Vizela gaffer Tulipa da Silva Cruz to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Claudemir (Unknown Injury) won’t play.

📰 Team News: Rio Ave

Rio Ave manager Luís Freire has a number of players out of action. Joca (Knee Injury) and André Pereira (Unknown Injury) are not able to play.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the view that Rio Ave will likely be able to find the net against this Vizela lineup, although that may not be enough to prevent defeat.

We think that it’s going to be a 2-1 victory for Vizela at the end of the 90 minutes. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 01:41 25/01/2023